Community Events and Festivals
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Events & Festivals
- Bondu Blues & Brews Festival - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival - hosted by the Bondurant Community Foundation
- Battle of the Bands - sponsored by the Mary Bump Foundation
- Christmas in Bondurant:
- Merry & Bright Parade - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Santa Social - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Bondurant Community Library
- Tree Lighting Ceremony - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with Federated Church of Bondurant.
- Indoor Farmer's Market - hosted independently by a local resident
- Horse Drawn Carriage Ride
- Annual 6th - 12th grade Christmas Carols hosted in Downtown Bondurant - hosted by Bondurant-Farrar students
- Community Dinner - hosted by Be Church
- Summerfest - facilitated by the Bondurant Men's Club
- Movies in the Park Series - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Live Healthy Iowa 5K/1K - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Live Healthy Iowa organization
- Youth Fishing Derby - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Yoga/Yoga in the Park - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department with metro area licensed yoga instructors
- Art in the Park - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department with Creative Geniuses.
- Babysitting Basics Class - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department with Polk County 4-H.
- Keep Bondu Beautiful - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Parent's Day Off! - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Bondu Spooktacular - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Safe Trick-or-Treat - hosted by the Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
- B-Safe Kids Camp - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Bondurant Emergency Services, YMCA of Greater Des Moines, and Blank Children's Hospital
- Hillbilly Ride - hosted by the Mary Bump Foundation
- Celebrate Bondurant - hosted by the Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
- Annual Head-Shaving Fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Research - sponsored by the St. Baldricks Foundation
- Chowder Winter Ride - Brisk bicycle ride along the Chichaqua Valley Trail - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Reclaimed Rails Brewing Company, Founders Irish Pub, and Berwick Congregational Church
- A Piece of Bondurant - hosted by the Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
- Bicycles, Brews, and BBQs - hosted by Brickhouse Fitness
- Cribbage Tournament - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with Reclaimed Rails Brewing Company
- Little Breakerz Break Dance Class - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department with Des Moines Breakerz
- Bondurant Bags Tournament - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Touch-A-Truck - hosted by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department
- Youth Activity Bus - facilitated by the Bondurant Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with DART.
- Bondurant Farmer's Market - facilitated independently by a local resident